IEA economist sees upward pressure on oil prices by year-end
[DAVOS] Oil prices will face upward pressure by the end of the year, the chief economist of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday, as a fall of more than 50 per cent in the price of crude since last June is expected to eventually curtail some production.
Fatih Birol of the IEA was appearing on a panel with Opec Secretary General Abdullah al-Badri at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Mr Badri argued that Opec oil producers were right not to cut production despite the price fall.
REUTERS
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